Airbus A 330-300

The Airbus A330 is a twin-radial, long-distance, low-wing aircraft made by the European aeroplane manufacturing company, Airbus. The company has units in Germany, Spain, England and France but the final touches are given in Toulouse in France. Depending on how its cabins are furbished, the A330 can seat over 400 passengers and hold an immense amount of cargo as well (quite like the Boeing 747). The aircraft made its debut in the skies in 1992 and in European airspace in October the following year. It sold well right from the beginning because it had a big advantage over four-radial aircraft such as the A340: it was more fuel-efficient.

More Legroom and Galley Space

The A330-300 (or, to be precise, the model A330-301), which Lemusair purchased in 2007 and deployed in April 2008, can accommodate 240 passengers in four classes and transport them over a distance of 10,500 km non-stop (other airlines can accommodate 295 passengers in the same amount of space in three classes, 335 in two and almost 440 in one class). The plane includes a spacious and well-designed galley (camboose) which allows for an official kitchen crew to be on board. Moreover, the aircraft can ferry a huge cargo (as a result of which it is occasionally used for overnight cargo flights). The plane is serviced by experts in both Santa Lemusa and France.

Technical specifications: Airbus A330-301

Length: 63.66 m

Span: 60.30 m

Height: 16.82

Hull diameter: 5.64 m

Cabine width: 5.28

Max. take-off weight (MTOW): 217 t

Max. load: 179 t

Maximum speed: Mach 0.86

Reach: 10'500 km

Service ceiling: 12'500 m

Engines: 2 General Electric CF6-80E1A2 (ETOPS-180 certified)

Maximum fuel capacity: 97286 liters (or 76370 kg)

[Translated from German by Gunvanthi Balaram]

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